It’s the V10 engined, two-seat coupe that’s aiming to put Audi at the front of the race to build the world’s greatest sportscar and with an incredible 525bhp on offer from the 5.2-litre FSI engine, it certainly looks like it’s got a jump-start on many of its direct rivals.
Aimed at the likes of the Aston Martin DB9 and Porsche 911 Turbo, the £100,700 machine certainly isn’t cheap. Build quality is sensational, particularly inside, where the fit and finish of the cabin trim is in our opinion the best currently available in this class.
It takes time to adapt to your driving style to make the very most of the arrangement, but this coupled with the car’s near perfect weight distribution endows the R8 with class leading stability on challenging roads.